n240sxle91 Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Well, I've had time to play around with the Link Cooling & Light kits. I think it's a great idea, but all in all I think it's really still a work in progress. It seems to run my GPU fans a little high, and I can't get it to control their RPMs reliably. It also seems to have issues with fan RPMs sticking at a constant speed. These things shouldn't be an issue on a product this expensive. People will say that it works fine for them, and I believe them! Having the Link unit talk to other hardware isn't an easy thing, and I get that. However, I find no excuse for poor fan control when the fans are directly connected to the cooling node. And, like I said before, in my opinion a product this expensive shouldn't have any issues. That all being said, the lighting kit is pretty cool. Changing colors based on temperature is sweet! I wish they sold a product that just did the LEDs. I know I can run the command unit and lighting node without the cooling node, but I don't want the command unit installed at all. So, I've decided against keeping the Corsair Link products. I really hope they come out with a second generation that works perfectly! If corsair ever sells a stand alone lighting unit that changes colors based on temps... I'll buy it in a heartbeat! One last thing... I'm not looking for support on this product. I've made my peace with it, so I'm just giving 2 cents on it. So, to those of you who would rush in and say I must have had a setting wrong... you could be right! I just hope that Corsair sticks with the product and continues to improve on it. A 2nd generation Link product could be pretty sweet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efstajas Posted September 7, 2013 Share Posted September 7, 2013 I feel the same - installed a current Link kit in my system, it's very neat, and there's a lot of potential - ESPECIALLY in the software. It all just doesn't feel reliable, bugs out a lot and so on. Also, I hate that there aren't any single cooling nodes available to purchase anymore... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted September 8, 2013 Share Posted September 8, 2013 for those using the software and the cooler its fairly reliable but does get complicated when using cl /cooling node but im sure a revision is in the works. its too bad Corsair keeps a tight lip on future endeavors ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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